FELIX KEITH looks at whether lower league recruitment can offer an alternative to expensive foreign markets

Sending scouts to Non-League football in the hope of unearthing a diamond in the rough may seem idealised fantasy, but it can work. Rather than exclusively looking abroad the Evo-Stik Northern Premier could be home to untapped potential. Headlines declaring ‘Non-League wonderkids’ may be over-exaggerating but there are undoubtedly talented players capable of playing at a higher level.The era of Football Manager has brought great intrigue to the idea of recruiting...